The 20 Best Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Doctors Near Me in Iowa, US

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The 20 Best Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 Doctors in Iowa, US

Last Updated: 02/22/2026

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MediFind found 33 doctor with experience in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 near Iowa, US. Of these, 29 are Experienced and 4 are Advanced.

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    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ferhaan Ahmad is a Cardiologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Ahmad is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Cardiomyopathy, and Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2.

    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology
    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City,, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Donald Brown is a Cardiologist in Iowa City,, Iowa. Dr. Brown is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Angina, Fainting, and Coronary Heart Disease.

    Ahsan Maqsood
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    Office

    2710 Saint Francis Dr Ste 320, 
    Waterloo, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ahsan Maqsood is a Cardiologist in Waterloo, Iowa. Dr. Maqsood is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Coronary Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Necrosis, and Ectopic Heartbeat.

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    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    North Iowa Mercy Clinics

    250 S Crescent Dr Ste 200, 
    Mason City,, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Michael Giudici is a Cardiologist in Mason City,, Iowa. Dr. Giudici is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Arrhythmias, Cardiomyopathy, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Pediatric Cardiology
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Pediatric Cardiology

    Office

    788 8th Ave SE Ste 400, 
    Cedar Rapids, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Mark Zittergruen is a Pediatric Cardiologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Zittergruen is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are His Bundle Tachycardia, Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2, Myotonic Dystrophy, and Williams Syndrome.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Milena Gebska is a Cardiologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Gebska is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Kimberly Staffey is a Cardiologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Staffey is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Pulmonary Veno-Occlusive Disease, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Heart Failure, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    Mary Greeley Medical Center

    1111 Duff Ave, 
    Ames,, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Stuart Christenson is a Cardiologist in Ames,, Iowa. Dr. Christenson is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Acute Coronary Syndrome, Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency, Aortic Regurgitation, Arterial Embolism, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City,, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Lawrence Horwitz is a Cardiologist in Iowa City,, Iowa. Dr. Horwitz is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Familial Ventricular Tachycardia, Ectopic Heartbeat, Arrhythmias, Aortic Valve Replacement, and Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR).

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology

    Mercyone Siouxland Medical Center

    801 5th St, 
    Sioux City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ida Mazza is a Cardiologist in Sioux City, Iowa. Dr. Mazza is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF), Heart Failure, Pulmonary Edema, and Angina.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City,, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Ramzi El is a Cardiologist in Iowa City,, Iowa. Dr. El is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Cardiomyopathy, Familial Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, Aortic Regurgitation, Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR), and Aortic Valve Replacement.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiology

    Cardiovascular Associates PC

    5885 Sunnybrook Dr Ste L200, 
    Sioux City,, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Joy Taylor is a Cardiologist in Sioux City,, Iowa. Dr. Taylor is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Atrial Fibrillation, Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Angina, and Pacemaker Implantation.

    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Katherine Mathews is a Pediatrics provider in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Mathews is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy Type 2I, Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy, Dystrophinopathy, and Friedreich Ataxia.

    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Advanced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Andrea Swenson is a Neurologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Swenson is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease), Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and Rhizotomy.

    Keith Kohout
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

    1111 6th Ave, 
    Des Moines, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Keith Kohout is a Neurologist in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Kohout is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Drug Induced Dyskinesia, and Memory Loss.

    Alireza Yarahmadi
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Sleep Medicine
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Sleep Medicine

    Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center

    1000 4th St SW, 
    Mason City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Alireza Yarahmadi is a Sleep Medicine provider in Mason City, Iowa. Dr. Yarahmadi is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Memory Loss.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2

    Rebecca J Metzger DDS LLC

    1015 Duff Ave, 
    Ames, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Offers Telehealth

    Semira Ramic is a Neurologist in Ames, Iowa. Dr. Ramic is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. Her top areas of expertise are Migraine, Foot Drop, Myasthenia Gravis, and Cramp-Fasciculation Syndrome.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Family Medicine

    CHI Health Clinic Family Medicine/Pediatrics (Valley View)

    1288 Valley View Dr, 
    Council Bluffs, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Timothy Hunter is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Dr. Hunter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Lung Metastases, Hypertension, and Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Cardiac Electrophysiology | Cardiology

    State University Of Iowa

    200 Hawkins Dr, 
    Iowa City, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English
    Accepting New Patients

    Steven Bailin is a Cardiac Electrophysiologist and a Cardiologist in Iowa City, Iowa. Dr. Bailin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Arrhythmias, Familial Progressive Cardiac Conduction Defect, Ventricular Tachycardia, Cardiac Ablation, and Pacemaker Implantation. Dr. Bailin is currently accepting new patients.

    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Family Medicine
    Experienced in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2
    Family Medicine

    Mitchell County Regional Health Center

    620 N 8th St, 
    Osage, IA 
    Languages Spoken:
    English

    Jeffrey Nasstrom is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Osage, Iowa. Dr. Nasstrom is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2. His top areas of expertise are Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, and Chronic Cough.

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    Last Updated: 02/22/2026

    What is the definition of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2?

    Myotonic dystrophy type 2, one of the two types of myotonic dystrophy, is an inherited muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles and other body systems (e.g., heart, eyes, and pancreas). It is characterized by prolonged muscle tensing (myotonia) as well as muscle weakness, pain, and stiffness. Signs and symptoms usually develop during a person's twenties or thirties. Muscles in the neck, fingers, elbows, and hips are typically affected; facial and ankle muscles are less commonly involved. The severity of Myotonic dystrophy type 2 varies widely among affected people, even among family members. It is inherited in an autosomal dominant pattern and is caused by genetic changes in the CNBP gene.

    When should I see a Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor in Iowa, US?

    There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

    • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
    • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
    • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
    • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
    • You want a second opinion.  

    What should I consider when choosing a Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor in Iowa, US?

    It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

    How does MediFind rank Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctors in Iowa, US?

    MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

    What types of insurance are accepted by Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctors in Iowa, US?

    Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

    How can I book an appointment online with a Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor in Iowa, US?

    MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor search results page. 

    Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor?

    Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

    How can I prepare for my appointment with a Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor in Iowa, US?

    Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

    • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
    • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
    • Family history of disease 
    • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
    • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
    • List of questions and concerns 
    • Your insurance card 

    You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

    What questions should I ask my Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor?

    Here are some sample questions: 

    • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
    • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
    • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
    • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
    • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

    How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor may know about?

    MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

    MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

    Can I filter my search to show male or female Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctors in Iowa, US?

    Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

    Can I filter my search to find a Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor that offers video calls?

    Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Myotonic Dystrophy Type 2 doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

    Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

    By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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